Siobhan Hunter

Siobhan Hunter

Siobhan Hunter
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hibernian
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Hibernian	200+
International career^‡
2009	Scotland U15[1]	1	(0)
2009–2011	Scotland U17	16	(4)
2011–2013	Scotland U19[2]	14	(1)
2013	Scotland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Siobhan Hunter (born 10 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.[2]

Club career

Hunter first signed with Hibernian youth as a 9-year old in March 2004.[3][4]

In the 2017 Scottish Cup final against Glasgow City, Hunter scored the third goal with a 40-yard free kick, in a 3–0 win. The goal was nominated for, and subsequently won, the Women's Soccer United goal of the month.[5][6]

Returning from a broken collarbone, Hunter came on as a substitute in the 2018 SWPL Cup Final, in which Hibs beat Celtic 9–0 at Falkirk Stadium.[7][8][9]

Hunter has played over 250 times for Hibernian, reaching that landmark in October 2022.[4]

International career

Hunter has been capped for the Scotland Under 15, Under 17, Under 19 and senior international teams.[2][1] She wore the captain's armband throughout the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign, including the elite round matches in Livingston and Hamilton in April 2013.[1]

Hunter appeared over 30 times at youth levels before being capped at full level; she made her debut for Scotland in a 3–2 friendly win over Iceland in Reykjavík in June 2013, and received a second cap in the same year.[1]

Personal life

In June 2022, Hunter became engaged to Hibernian teammate Shannon McGregor on holiday in Tenerife.[10] In January 2024, both were given a leave of absence by the club after Hunter's mother suffered serious injuries in an accidental fall, coincidentally also occurring in Tenerife.[11][12]

Honours

Hibernian

• Scottish Women's Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Runner-up 2013, 2015, 2019
• Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019[7]
  • Runner-up 2015, 2022–23

References

1. "Siobhan Hunter – Scotland – Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
2. uefa.com. "Siobhan Hunter – UEFA.com". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
3. "Siobhan Hunter – Hibernian Ladies – Hibernian Girls & Ladies FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
4. Hibs defender Siobhan Hunter explains what is (sic) means to make 250 appearances – and turning down AC Milan, Jack Dawson, Edinburgh Evening News, 4 November 2022
5. "Hibs Ladies' Siobhan Hunter up for global goal of month award". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
6. "Siobhan Hunter wins WSU Goal of the Month – November 2017". Women's Soccer United. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
7. "SWPL: Hibernian thrash Celtic 9–0 to win third Women's Premier League Cup in a row". 20 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
8. "#SWPLCup Final 2018: Hibernian v Celtic – Scottish Women's Football". scotwomensfootball.com. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
9. "Celtic aiming to stop Hibs lifting a fifth cup on the trot". scotsman.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
10. Edinburgh Euromillions winner Jane Park congratulates Hibs couple on their holiday engagement, Edinburgh Live, 25 June 2022
11. Mother of Scottish footballer in a coma in Tenerife after horror accident, Canarian Weekly, 11 January 2024
12. Scott: We will push on despite difficult circumstances, Hibernian FC, 13 January 2024

External links

• Siobhan Hunter at FBref.com